# Proverbs 06 đź“–
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[[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
[[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
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## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
### Lessons for Daily Life
[[#Verse 01.]] My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt
    or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger—
[[#Verse 02.]]Â if you have trapped yourself by your agreement
    and are caught by what you said—
[[#Verse 03.]]Â follow my advice and save yourself,
    for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy.
Now swallow your pride;
    go and beg to have your name erased.
[[#Verse 04.]] Don’t put it off; do it now!
    Don’t rest until you do.
[[#Verse 05.]]Â Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter,
    like a bird fleeing from a net.
[[#Verse 06.]]Â Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones.
    Learn from their ways and become wise!
[[#Verse 07.]]Â Though they have no prince
    or governor or ruler to make them work,
[[#Verse 08.]]Â they labor hard all summer,
    gathering food for the winter.
[[#Verse 09.]]Â But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
    When will you wake up?
[[#Verse 10.]]Â A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest—
[[#Verse 11.]]Â then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
    scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
[[#Verse 12.]]Â What are worthless and wicked people like?
    They are constant liars,
[[#Verse 13.]]Â signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,
    a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
[[#Verse 14.]]Â Their perverted hearts plot evil,
    and they constantly stir up trouble.
[[#Verse 15.]]Â But they will be destroyed suddenly,
    broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.
[[#Verse 16.]] There are six things the Lord hates—
    no, seven things he detests:
[[#Verse 17.]]Â haughty eyes,
    a lying tongue,
    hands that kill the innocent,
[[#Verse 18.]]Â a heart that plots evil,
    feet that race to do wrong,
[[#Verse 19.]]Â a false witness who pours out lies,
    a person who sows discord in a family.
[[#Verse 20.]] My son, obey your father’s commands,
    and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
[[#Verse 21.]]Â Keep their words always in your heart.
    Tie them around your neck.
[[#Verse 22.]]Â When you walk, their counsel will lead you.
    When you sleep, they will protect you.
    When you wake up, they will advise you.
[[#Verse 23.]]Â For their command is a lamp
    and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
    is the way to life.
[[#Verse 24.]]Â It will keep you from the immoral woman,
    from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
[[#Verse 25.]] Don’t lust for her beauty.
    Don’t let her coy glances seduce you.
[[#Verse 26.]]Â For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,
    but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life.
[[#Verse 27.]]Â Can a man scoop a flame into his lap
    and not have his clothes catch on fire?
[[#Verse 28.]]Â Can he walk on hot coals
    and not blister his feet?
[[#Verse 29.]] So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife.
    He who embraces her will not go unpunished.
[[#Verse 30.]] Excuses might be found for a thief
    who steals because he is starving.
[[#Verse 31.]]Â But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole,
    even if he has to sell everything in his house.
[[#Verse 32.]]Â But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,
    for he destroys himself.
[[#Verse 32.]] He will be wounded and disgraced.
    His shame will never be erased.
[[#Verse 34.]] For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious,
    and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
[[#Verse 35.]]Â He will accept no compensation,
    nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts
- Proverbs 6 contains one of the most well-known lists in the Bible—“six things the Lord hates…seven that are detestable to him.”
- The chapter warns against financial entrapment, particularly co-signing loans (a rare theme in Scripture).
- The sluggard is mocked with references to the industrious ant—an early use of natural observation for moral teaching.
- Verses 20–35 revisit the danger of adultery, showing its emotional and legal consequences.
- The theme of divine hatred for sowing discord highlights the importance of unity and truth in relationships.
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## 🧠Chapter Summary
**Main Teaching**: Proverbs 6 offers practical warnings against poor financial decisions (like co-signing loans), laziness, dishonesty, and divisiveness. It includes a list of seven things the Lord hates—behaviors that disrupt community and destroy integrity.
**How It Fits in Proverbs**: This chapter continues Proverbs’ hands-on approach to daily living, showing that wisdom applies not just to lofty ideals but to practical choices and habits. It reinforces the book’s larger message that wise living requires discipline and moral alertness.
**Apologetic Insight**: Proverbs 6 challenges moral relativism by clearly identifying specific actions that God detests. It defends the concept of divine moral standards and shows that ethical living must be rooted in something greater than personal preference or cultural norms.
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## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
#### Today, I can apply this chapter by:
- âś… Do not lie.
- âś… Do not be lazy.
- âś… Pay attention to the wisdom of others. Learn and allow wisdom to save you.
- ✅ Pay off or avoid unnecessary debt—don’t guarantee loans you can’t repay.
- âś… Set a goal for saving money and stick to it with discipline this week.
- ✅ Commit to doing your best work today—don’t procrastinate like the sluggard.
- âś… Choose not to gossip or spread conflict; be a peacemaker instead.
- ✅ Reflect on the things God hates in verses 16–19 and examine your heart for any of them.
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## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
**📖 Proverbs 6:16–19**
“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”
- **Why it matters**: This list identifies attitudes and actions God despises, offering a moral checklist for anyone seeking to live righteously.
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## đź”— Related Passages
- 🔗 2 Thessalonians 3:10 – “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
- 🔗 Galatians 5:19–21 – Lists sexual immorality, discord, and jealousy among the acts of the flesh.
- 🔗 James 3:16 – “Where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.”
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## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on:
- How this chapter encourages your faith,
- Convicts your heart,
- Reveals God's character.
Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by...”
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